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Olya and Olena Escape the Invaders by Olya Illichov & Maddy Shyba

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Olya and Olena Escape the Invaders

by Olya Illichov & Maddy Shyba

Length 1 hour 29 minutes

Language English

Narrators Volodymyr Shyba & Lorene Shyba

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Olya and Olena Escape the Invaders is about two young Ukrainian ballet students who escape the Russian invasion of Mariupol and embark on a difficult journey to safety. Along the way, they encounter helpers who aid them on their way, including an angelic Baba grandma and a dog named Rinnie. Although they know they will miss their homeland, they eventually make their way to Canada where they too become important helpers.

Children's Politics & Economy Nonfiction

OLYA ILLICHOV, who is 13 years old, started to write stories when she was 8. She lives in Kyiv, Ukraine but also loves to visit her grandfather in Radvantsi, a village near Lviv. Her hobbies are fishing and playing volleyball. She also helps homeless cats find forever homes.

Maddy shares a house in Calgary with two cats, an oil painter, a pianist, and a dog. When not writing Maddy likes to spend time practicing as many hobbies as possible, all at the same time.

Volodymyr Shyba is a Ukrainian musician and teacher from Chernivtsi, Ukraine.

Lorene Shyba PhD is publisher at Durvile & UpRoute Books and series editor of the Durvile True Cases series. She is co-editor, with Raymond Yakeleya, of the Indigenous Spirit of Nature Series.